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Jenna Ortega Showed Up To Her “Wednesday” Audition Covered In Fake Blood, Which Is The Most On Brand Thing Ever
Jenna Ortega Showed Up To Her "Wednesday" Audition Covered In Fake Blood, Which Is The Most On Brand Thing Ever,"I thought it was endearing."

Jenna Ortega Showed Up To Her “Wednesday” Audition Covered In Fake Blood, Which Is The Most On Brand Thing Ever

?Warning: This post contains slight spoilers for the movie X?

In case you’ve been living under a rock, Tim Burton’s new show, Wednesday, dropped today on Netflix, and it stars Gen Z’s new scream queen, Jenna Ortega.

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The story follows the eldest Addams child as she makes her way to Nevermore Academy, a dark and brooding private school, and finds herself entangled in a web of lies, mystery, and murder.

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Thankfully, Jenna is no stranger to dark storylines. She’s found herself in numerous horror projects over the years, such as Insidious: Chapter 2, The Babysitter: Killer Queen, Scream 5, and X.

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In fact, it was while she was still filming X in New Zealand that she found herself auditioning for the role of Wednesday Addams over Zoom.

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During a recent interview with Wired, Jenna lovingly recalled that she met with Tim for her audition right after filming her death scene where her character was, unfortunately, shot in the head.


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“I got on Zoom and he actually laughed. It made me laugh. I thought it was endearing.”

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It’s no wonder that Jenna was given the role, because that’s the most Wednesday Addams thing I’ve ever heard in my life! She truly is horror’s new It girl, and I couldn’t love that more for her.

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Wednesday is now streaming on Netflix.